M1 Patch! 2019: PROJECT Utopia《望眼吾托邦》 by The Theatre Practice (Review)

The Practice Space becomes a lab to experiment and play with the concept of ‘Utopia’. English writer Thomas Moore was the first person to write about utopias, or an imaginary perfect world. Can such a place exist in real life, or is it doomed to forever be a land of fiction? With The Theatre Practice’s PROJECT Utopia, five international artists then come together to distil that question … Continue reading M1 Patch! 2019: PROJECT Utopia《望眼吾托邦》 by The Theatre Practice (Review)

Preview: Ding Yi Chinese Chamber Music Festival 2019

Ding Yi Music Company has always been known for their strong stance and support for Chinese chamber music, and they certainly put their money where their mouth is. In collaboration with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Ding Yi Music Company presents the fourth edition of the Ding Yi Chinese Chamber Music Festival 2019 (CCMF 2019) this September! Taking place over a single weekend, the festival … Continue reading Preview: Ding Yi Chinese Chamber Music Festival 2019

Preview: a line could be crossed and you would cease to be by Intercultural Theatre Institute

Following their devised production The Peculiar Tra La back in March, the newest graduating cohort of the Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) are back this September with yet another brand new play for their second production of the year. Created by Australian playwright Andrew Sutherland, a line could be crossed and you would slowly cease to be plays at the Drama Centre Black Box from 5th to 7th September, … Continue reading Preview: a line could be crossed and you would cease to be by Intercultural Theatre Institute

Paving Her Own Road To Success: In Conversation with Sam Lo (SKL0)

It’s not uncommon for the average person to feel a sudden burst of existential dread from time to time – what is our purpose beyond surviving? What kind of legacy are we to leave behind, and is there even a point if in the long run, everything disappears anyway? For artist Samantha Lo, these were some very real fears that haunted her in some of … Continue reading Paving Her Own Road To Success: In Conversation with Sam Lo (SKL0)

Shopping Nation: Wear Your Country on Your Sleeve with UNIQLO’s #UTWearYourSingapore

Everyone’s getting on the Bicentennial bandwagon, and that’s ok when it’s a brand as cool as UNIQLO. Celebrating our love for Singapore along with National Day this August, UNIQLO has launched brand new campaign #UTWearYourSingapore with UTme! – UNIQLO’s own T-Shirt printing service that will be exclusively available at the Orchard Central Global Flagship Store. With UTme!, customers can once again express their creativity and customise … Continue reading Shopping Nation: Wear Your Country on Your Sleeve with UNIQLO’s #UTWearYourSingapore

Shopping Nation: Seiko Launches Flagship Boutique at Takashimaya Shopping Centre

In celebration of Seiko’s presence in Singapore for over half a century, the Japanese watch company has launched an over 700 foot Grand Seiko flagship boutique at Takashimaya Shopping Centre, Ngee Ann City. This flagship boutique boasts a premium and stylish store concept for watch aficionados to explore and experience every aspect of their luxury timepieces, from heritage to design to craftsmanship. Marking Grand Seiko’s … Continue reading Shopping Nation: Seiko Launches Flagship Boutique at Takashimaya Shopping Centre

Television Time: BBC Shows September 2019

This September on the BBC, come meet the inspiring people who’ve shaped our modern world in Icons, pick up more shopping tips and tricks with Steph and Alex in Shop Well For Less (Series 2), and join Aidan Turner as he challenges the establishment once again in Poldark (Series 5). BBC Earth Icons In 1899 there were no cars or planes, women didn’t have the vote and the … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows September 2019

Preview: President’s Young Performers Concert 2019 by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Get ready to witness some of Singapore’s best rising talent as the Singapore Symphony Orchestra presents Kevin Loh at the President’s Young Performers Concert this September! This time around, they’ll be featuring the young but already international award-winning Singaporean guitarist Kevin Loh, who was talent-scouted by The Yehudi Menuhin School via his YouTube Channel when he was only 12 and subsequently awarded a grant by … Continue reading Preview: President’s Young Performers Concert 2019 by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Preview: NUS Centre For the Arts Presents The Last Gap and The Golden Record 3.0

The Bicentennial celebrations never let up, and this year, the NUS Centre for the Arts (CFA) is commemorating it with two brand new FREE to attend productions from two exciting artists – award-winning theatre director Edith Podesta and up-and-coming artist Sean Cham. Staged at NUS itself, with these programmes, the CFA sought to commission new works that dealt with concepts of identity that go beyond the … Continue reading Preview: NUS Centre For the Arts Presents The Last Gap and The Golden Record 3.0

Singapore Writers Festival 2019: A Language of Our Own (Preview)

The Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) is back this new November for its 22nd edition, welcoming on board poet Pooja Nansi as Festival Director, following Yeow Kai Chai’s exit. This year’s festival takes on the theme of A Language of Our Own, set to explore the role of language in the expression of identities and formation of communities in the 21st century. Some of the biggest … Continue reading Singapore Writers Festival 2019: A Language of Our Own (Preview)